Tag: #PeterWimsey

  • Jill Paton Walsh, Peter Wimsey, and the perils of ghostwriting

    Jill Paton Walsh, Peter Wimsey, and the perils of ghostwriting

    Generally speaking, I’d consider myself a Golden Age mystery purist. I find it very hard to believe that modern authors can replicate the particular charm of the genre-starters. Modern authors have tried to expand the Holmes and Poirot canons, even officially – but with limited success. Such adaptations frequently stick too closely to the “original”…

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